Trail of Betsy’s Beads

Rockford artist Betsy Youngquist (BYART) travels to sell the art she makes at her home in Rockford. When the art fairs she was selling in didn't bring the income she needed to survive as an artist, she chose a different way to sell her art. This connected to her to New Orleans, Louisiana and perhaps one of the oldest continuous African-American folk art traditions in the country.

Produced by Pablo Korona

Drone : FlyGuy Films

Music : The always stellar SFC : Zach Staas, Daniel Pingrey, and Jason Kaye.

Thanks to : Gallery Two, Red Truck Gallery and the kindnesses of the other Royal Street art galleries.